The number of clinical trials of new drugs in Russia is steadily declining, which could be mainly related with the overall reduction of investment activities in the local pharmaceutical market, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 30 September 2024
Timing can be crucial in biotech, and any company that can help optimize radiopharmaceuticals to fight cancer is likely to a hot property right now, given the recent popularity of the field among investors and drugmakers. 2 October 2024
Johnson & Johnson today released results of a landmark real-world head-to-head study showing that Erleada (apalutamide) provided a statistically-significant overall survival benefit at 24 months (23% reduction of risk of death) compared to enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC). 2 October 2024
NK:IO, a London startup developing a cell therapy for treating solid tumors, has announced the appointment of a permant chief executive and the finalization of a seed funding round. 2 October 2024
CAMP4 Therapeutics has announced a new research collaboration with BioMarin Pharmaceutical aimed at advancing novel therapeutics that increase protein levels by targeting regulatory RNA (regRNA) sequences, which are key elements controlling gene expression. 2 October 2024
Santhera Pharmaceuticals’ rose as much as 5% to .46 francs yesterday after it announced the outcome of the LIONHEART study, confirming vamorolone’s distinctive action also a a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, which sets it apart from other corticosteroids. 2 October 2024
Halda Therapeutics, a US biotech company advancing cancer treatments, announced the appointment of Christian Schade as president and chief executive. 1 October 2024
Following a positive a positive European Medicines Agency recommendation in July, the European Commission (EC) has now approved Yuvanci (macitentan 10mg and tadalafil 40mg single tablet combination therapy [M/T STCT]). 1 October 2024
Bristol Myers Squibb has scored a major legal victory as a judge in New York dismissed a $6.4 billion lawsuit related to its acquisition of cancer company Celgene. 1 October 2024
Novartis is building two new radioligand therapy (RLT) manufacturing facilities in the USA to enhance its supply chain for cancer treatments. This move supports the growing use of RLTs, a form of precision medicine that targets tumors with radiation. 6 September 2024
Bristol Myers Squibb has scored a major legal victory as a judge in New York dismissed a $6.4 billion lawsuit related to its acquisition of cancer company Celgene. 1 October 2024